biofortification

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CIMMYT wheat breeder supports smallholder farmers without access to a diversified diet by improving nutritional quality in wheat.

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Rising populations will squeeze food systems worldwide. Science and partnerships can help.

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Source: Biotech News (23 Jun 2019)

CIMMYT, HarvestPlus and IITA have worked to develop provitamin A-enriched maize varieties and zinc-enriched maize and wheat.

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More than two million households across six countries received sweet potato enriched with vitamin A as part of a project led by the International Potato Center (CIP).

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New varieties deliver essential micronutrients to those who lack diverse diets.

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Feeding the world’s population is only part of the challenge — we must also strive for higher-quality, more nutritious crops.

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This research is especially significant for countries where the health burdens of exposure to aflatoxin and prevalence of vitamin A deficiency converge with high rates of maize consumption.

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There are now 290 new varieties of 12 biofortified crops – including maize, wheat and potatoes – being grown in 60 countries, reaching an estimated 10 million farming households.

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CIMMYT, HarvestPlus and Semilla Nueva are working together to reduce the country’s levels of malnutrition, through the development and deployment of the world’s first biofortified zinc-enriched maize.

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As Zimbabwe’s child malnutrition rate peaks above the international threshold for emergency response, nutritious vitamin A orange maize gains ground on the national market.

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Farmers expressed interest in the varieties due to their high yield quality protein content, high zinc levels, early maturity and large kernel size.

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At the 2018 Latin American Cereals Conference (LACC), researchers discussed hidden hunger, the consumption of insufficient micronutrients, and how biofortification can help.

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Malnutrition is rising again and becoming more complex, according to the director-general of the world’s leading public maize and wheat research center.

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A new zinc-enriched maize variety developed by CIMMYT was released in Colombia to help combat malnutrition in South America.